Alamance County, NC Population

Overview

169,185

Total Population

39.0

Median age

52.31%

Female population %

91.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

54.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

22,178

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Alamance County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Alamance County is 39.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Alamance County's population under 18 was 22.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Alamance County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Alamance County, 18.40% were under the age of 15, 20.64% aged 15 to 29, 44.27% aged 30 to 64, 14.61% aged 65 to 84, and 2.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 7,811 more females than males in Alamance County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.31% females and 47.69% males in Alamance County, NC.
The Alamance County, NC gender ratio is 91.2:100 i.e. 91.2 men to 100 women (0.912).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 6,498.
For the female population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 6,814.

Alamance County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Alamance County population: 67.40% are White, 19.74% are Black or African American, 0.34% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.71% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 6% are some other race and 4.79% are multiracial.
Alamance County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 22,178 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 147,007 (86.89% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Alamance County is White with a population of 114,027 (67.40% of the total population).

Alamance County's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 176,353 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Alamance County's population increased by 19,968 (15.19%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Alamance County's population increased by 20,517 (13.55%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Alamance County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 131,469.